Application Developer  

Summary Description: The principal function of an applications developer is to make computers perform specific tasks based on the client’s specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishing a detailed program specification through discussion with clients
• Breaking down program specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into source code
• Devising possible solutions to anticipated problems
• Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project to write a specific section of the program
• Conducting testing and installing the program into production
• Reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary
• Evaluating and increasing the program’s effectiveness
• Adapting the program to new requirements, as necessary
• Conducting user-acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and accurately

• One to three years of experience
• Experience building web-based applications in PHP.
• A Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• You will be expected to have a good level of technical knowledge and many employers, particularly software houses, will want you to have a degree in a relevant subject, such as:
  • Business/management
  • Computer science/software engineering;
  • Information systems;
  • Mathematics;
  • Physical/mathematical/applied science
• In some instances, there may be opportunities for those without relevant degrees or diplomas, but you will need to demonstrate your commitment and interest to IT applications and be able to show that you have technical skills.
• High-level programming and related technical skills
• Ingenuity and creativity
• Logical approach to problem solving
• Analytical capabilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Tenacity and patience
• Communication skills - including the ability to convey information to non-technical colleagues in a concise and clear way
• An understanding of business processes and constraints